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Lennox is playing Chloe Godard, a doctor at neighbouring hospital Capel Cross. Chloe arrives to help her mother Ange (Dawn Steele) with a patient, but soon finds her on-off boyfriend Evan – played by Ryder – at Holby as well.

Evan hopes to convince Chloe to take their relationship seriously.

"I am delighted to be joining Holby City and look forward to working with such a talented group of people," Ryder said. "I can't wait to give a voice to this exciting new character and serve a show that people love."

Lennox said: "I'm thrilled to be joining Holby as Chloe Godard and working with such an amazing cast and crew over at BBC Elstree. Chloe has some really great storylines coming up that I can't wait to share with you all. So excited!"

Executive producer Simon Harper described Evan as a "complex, alpha surgeon" and promises that the character will be making "major waves" on the show.

"His powerful, nuanced audition for Evan blew us away," he said. "He's both a household name and a superb actor, and fans who remember him as Jamie in EastEnders are in for a big treat and quite a surprise seeing him in this very different role. "

Yesterday's Holby City episode (November 13) saw John Gaskell, played by former Doctor Who star Paul McGann, make his exit in dramatic fashion after months of ruining people's lives.